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CheyenneCHEYENNE
CasperCASPER
LaramieLARAMIE
JacksonJACKSON
RockiesROCKIES
Grand TetonGRAND TETON
Devils TowerDEVILS TOWER
YellowstoneYELLOWSTONE
Old FaithfulOLD FAITHFUL
GeyserGEYSER
BisonBISON
MeadowlarkMEADOWLARK
PaintbrushPAINTBRUSH
RodeoRODEO
CowboyCOWBOY
PronghornPRONGHORN

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CHEYENNE, CASPER, LARAMIE, JACKSON, ROCKIES, GRAND TETON, DEVILS TOWER, YELLOWSTONE, OLD FAITHFUL, GEYSER, BISON, MEADOWLARK, PAINTBRUSH, RODEO, COWBOY, PRONGHORN

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Wyoming Towns and Cities 30

Afton Star Valley town with an arch of elk antlers over its main street.
Buffalo Town at the eastern foot of the Bighorn Mountains, seat of Johnson County.
Casper Central city on the North Platte River, nicknamed the Oil City.
Cheyenne Capital and largest city, in the southeast corner near Colorado.
Cody Town near Yellowstone founded by the showman called Buffalo Bill.
Douglas Home of the State Fair and of the jackalope legend.
Dubois Small town in the upper Wind River valley with a center about bighorn sheep.
Evanston Railroad town in the far southwest corner, near Utah.
Gillette Coal and energy town of the Powder River Basin.
Green River Name of a town and of the stream where the explorer John Wesley Powell launched his boats.
Greybull Bighorn Basin town named for a river, itself named for a gray bison seen on its banks.
Guernsey Town near wagon ruts cut deep in stone by the Oregon Trail.
Jackson Resort town below the Tetons with arches of elk antlers on its square.
Kemmerer Town near Fossil Butte, where fish fossils are dug from the rock.
Lander Town at the foot of the Wind River Range.

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Wyoming Towns and Cities, continued

Laramie Home of the University of Wyoming, founded in 1886.
Lusk Small ranching town on the eastern plains, seat of Niobrara County.
Meeteetse Small ranch town near where black-footed ferrets, thought extinct, were found again.
Pinedale Gateway town to the Wind River Range and its mountain lakes.
Powell Bighorn Basin town named for the explorer of the Colorado River.
Rawlins Railroad town on the high plains, seat of Carbon County.
Riverton Town in the Wind River country, built on land that was once part of the reservation.
Rock Springs Southwest town that grew up around coal mines for the railroad.
Saratoga Town on the North Platte River with public hot springs.
Sheridan Town at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains, up north.
Sundance Small town in the Black Hills corner of the state, near Devils Tower.
Ten Sleep Tiny town named for a journey counted in nights: ten of them from Fort Laramie.
Thermopolis Town whose Greek name means hot city, for its mineral springs.
Torrington Farm town on the North Platte River near the Nebraska line.
Worland Farm town in the Bighorn Basin known for sugar beets.

Wyoming Mountains and Peaks 27

Absaroka Rugged volcanic range along the east side of Yellowstone.
Alpine Word for the high zone of meadows and bare rock above the trees.
Avalanche Mass of snow that slides down a steep slope.
Basin Low area ringed by mountains; several lie between the state's ranges.
Beartooth Range and scenic highway on the Montana border northeast of Yellowstone.
Bighorn Mountain range in the north named for a wild sheep.
Black Hills Pine-covered range that reaches into the northeast corner from South Dakota.
Butte Steep hill with a flat top that stands alone.
Canyon Deep valley with steep sides cut by a river.
Cloud Peak Highest summit of the Bighorn Mountains, inside a wilderness area.
Devils Tower Huge column of rock in the northeast, the first national monument in the country.
Fremont Peak Wind River summit named for an explorer who climbed it.
Gannett Peak Highest point in the state, in the Wind River Range.
Glacier Slow river of ice, found high in the Wind River Range.
Grand Teton Sharp granite summit that towers over Jackson Hole.
Great Divide Line along the Rockies that separates rivers flowing to the Pacific from those flowing east.
Gros Ventre Mountain range and river east of Jackson Hole.
Laramie Peak Landmark mountain that travelers on the Oregon Trail could see for days.
Medicine Bow Name shared by a range, a river and a small town in the southeast.
Mount Moran Massive Teton summit above Jackson Lake, named for a landscape painter.
Rockies Great mountain chain that fills the west and center of the state.
Snowy Range High part of the Medicine Bow Mountains west of Laramie.
Summit The very top of a mountain.
Teewinot Pointed summit in the Tetons whose name comes from a Native word for pinnacles.
Timberline Height on a mountain above which trees cannot grow.
Vedauwoo Jumble of rounded granite rocks between Cheyenne and Laramie, loved by climbers.
Wind River Name of a range, a stream and a reservation in the state's west-central part.

Yellowstone and Grand Teton 32

Artist Point Overlook with a classic view of the canyon and its waterfall.
Boardwalk Raised wooden path that keeps visitors above the thin, hot ground.
Caldera Giant crater left when a volcano collapses; much of the park lies in one.
Cascade Canyon Glacier-carved valley in the Tetons reached by trail from Jenny Lake.
Elk Large deer; thousands spend the cold months on a refuge beside Jackson.
Eruption Burst of water, steam or lava from the ground.
Firehole River that runs warm past the big geyser basins.
Fumarole Vent in the ground that lets out steam and gases.
Geyser Hot spring that shoots water and steam into the air.
Grand Prismatic Huge hot spring ringed with bands of orange, yellow and green.
Hayden Valley Grassy basin along the Yellowstone River where bison herds graze.
Hot Spring Pool of water heated deep underground.
Jackson Hole Name of the high valley between the Tetons and the Gros Ventre Range.
Jackson Lake Big natural body of water in Grand Teton National Park, made larger by a dam on the Snake River.
Jenny Lake Clear glacial water at the foot of the Tetons, a starting point for hikes.
Lamar Valley Wide grassland in the northeast of the park, a place to watch wolves and bison.
Lower Falls Mighty waterfall in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Mammoth Area of white terraces built by hot springs near the north entrance.
Morning Glory Deep hot pool named for the flower it resembles.
Mud Pot Bubbling pool of hot, acid mud.
Obsidian Black volcanic glass; a cliff of it stands in the park.
Old Faithful Famous geyser that erupts regularly enough to predict.
Oxbow Bend Slow curve of the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park.
Ranger Person who protects a park and teaches visitors about it.
Snake River Stream that winds past the Tetons on its way to Idaho.
Steamboat World's tallest active geyser, in Norris Basin; its big eruptions are rare.
Sulfur Yellow element that gives some hot springs a smell of rotten eggs.
Supervolcano Name for the enormous volcano that lies under the park.
Thermophile Heat-loving microbe that colors hot springs orange, yellow and green.
Travertine Stone laid down by hot springs, forming the terraces at Mammoth.
West Thumb Bay of Yellowstone Lake with geysers along its shore.
Yellowstone The first national park, set aside in 1872.

Wyoming Rivers, Basins and Plains 21

Badlands Dry land carved by wind and water into bare hills.
Belle Fourche River in the northeast where the state's lowest point lies.
Bighorn Canyon Deep river gorge on the Montana border, a national recreation area.
Blizzard Snowstorm with strong wind and little visibility.
Chinook Warm, dry wind that blows down the east side of the Rockies and melts snow fast.
Flaming Gorge Red-walled canyon and reservoir on the Green River near Utah.
Fossil Butte National monument near Kemmerer that preserves fish from an ancient lake in stone.
Great Plains Dry, rolling grassland that covers the east of the state.
Gulch Narrow, steep-sided ravine.
Hogback Long, sharp ridge of tilted rock.
Mesa Flat-topped hill with steep sides, wider than a butte.
North Platte River that crosses the southeast; wagon trains followed it west.
Powder River Stream of the northeast plains that gave its name to a coal-rich basin.
Prairie Wide grassland with few trees.
Rangeland Open country where cattle and sheep graze.
Red Desert High, dry basin in the south with sand dunes and wild horses.
Reservoir Lake held behind a dam to store water for farms and towns.
Sand Dunes Hills of windblown grains, found in the Red Desert.
Sinks Canyon State park near Lander where a river vanishes into a cave and comes out downstream.
Sweetwater River the Oregon Trail followed toward South Pass.
Thunder Basin National grassland of open prairie in the northeast.

Wyoming State Symbols 18

Bison Official mammal, the huge grazer pictured on the state flag.
Cottonwood Official tree is the plains kind, which grows along streams.
Cowboy State Another nickname, for the ranch hands of the open range.
Cutthroat Official fish, a trout named for the red slash under its jaw.
Equal Rights Official motto, recalling that women could vote here from 1869.
Equality State Nickname honoring the 1869 law that gave women here the vote and the right to hold office.
Great Seal Emblem showing a woman with a banner, two men for livestock and mining, and the number 44.
Hairstreak Official insect is Sheridan's green one, a small butterfly.
Horned Toad Official reptile: really a short, spiky lizard, despite the name.
Jade Official gemstone, a tough green stone.
Knightia Official fossil, a small herring-like fish found in Green River rock.
Meadowlark Official bird, a yellow-breasted singer of the open range.
Paintbrush Official flower, with bright red tips, formally the Indian kind.
Rodeo Official sport, with contests in riding and roping.
Sacagawea Shoshone woman who helped Lewis and Clark; the golden dollar with her portrait is the state coin.
State Flag Blue banner with a white bison that carries the seal, bordered in white and red.
Triceratops Official dinosaur, a three-horned plant eater.
Wheatgrass Official grass is the western kind, a native of the plains.

Wyoming History and Trails 31

Arapaho The Northern branch of this nation shares the Wind River Reservation.
Buffalo Bill Stage name of William Cody, scout and showman who founded a town here.
Como Bluff Ridge near Medicine Bow where many famous dinosaur skeletons were dug up.
Crow Native nation whose name for itself gave the Absaroka Range its name.
Emigrant Traveler moving to a new home; great numbers crossed the state by covered cart.
Esther Morris Justice of the peace at South Pass City in 1870, the first woman in the country to hold such an office.
Fort Bridger Trading post in the southwest corner started by a famous mountain man.
Fort Laramie Fur trading post that became an army post and a main stop on the trails west.
Homestead Land a settler could claim by living on it and farming it.
Jim Bridger Mountain man, trapper and guide who knew the Rockies as few others did.
John Colter Member of the Lewis and Clark party who later explored the Yellowstone country alone.
Lakota Plains nation that hunted bison in the Powder River country.
Medicine Wheel Old circle of stones with spokes, high in the Bighorn Mountains, sacred to many tribes.
Mountain Man Trapper who lived in the wilds hunting beaver for the fur trade.
Nellie Ross First woman governor in the United States, who took office in 1925.
Oregon Trail Wagon road to the Pacific Northwest that crossed the state along its rivers.
Petroglyph Picture pecked into rock long ago, as at Legend Rock near Thermopolis.
Pony Express Fast mail service by horseback riders that crossed the state.
Railroad Tracks laid across the south of the state gave rise to Cheyenne, Laramie and other towns.
Register Cliff Soft sandstone wall near Guernsey where travelers carved their names.
Rendezvous Yearly summer gathering where trappers traded furs for supplies.
Shoshone Native nation of the Wind River Reservation; also a river and a national forest.
South Pass Wide, gentle gap in the Rockies where wagon trains crossed the Continental Divide.
Stagecoach Horse-drawn carriage that carried mail and passengers between frontier towns.
Statehood Won on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
Suffrage The right to vote, which women here gained in 1869.
Teapot Dome Oil field whose secret leasing became a famous government scandal.
Telegraph Message wire strung across the plains that put the Pony Express out of business.
Territory What Congress made the region in 1868; its own government was organized the next year.
Wagon Ruts Grooves worn deep into stone by wheels on the Oregon Trail, still seen near Guernsey.
Washakie Respected chief of the Eastern Shoshone, for whom a county is named.

Wyoming Ranch, Rodeo and Mines 32

Bandanna Cloth worn at the neck and pulled up against dust.
Barbed Wire Spiked fencing that closed the open range.
Bentonite Soft clay mined here and used in drilling mud.
Brand Mark burned into a hide to show which outfit owns the animal.
Bronco Untamed horse that bucks; a rider on one appears on the state's license plates.
Bull Riding Rodeo event of staying on a bucking animal for eight seconds.
Bunkhouse Building where ranch hands sleep.
Cattle Beef animals, the main livestock of the state.
Chaps Leather leg covers that protect a rider from brush.
Chuckwagon Kitchen on wheels that fed cowboys on the trail.
Coal Black fuel rock; the state digs more of it than any other.
Corral Fenced pen for horses or cattle.
Cowboy Ranch hand who herds cattle on horseback.
Cowgirl Woman who works cattle or competes in rodeo.
Dude Ranch Outfit that takes paying guests for riding holidays.
Hay Dried grass stored to feed animals through winter.
Lariat Another name for a roping rope, from Spanish la reata.
Lasso Rope with a loop for catching cattle.
Oil Liquid fuel pumped from deep wells.
Pasture Grassland where livestock graze.
Roundup Gathering of cattle from the open range.
Saddle Leather seat for a rider.
Sheep Wagon Small covered home on wheels for a herder out on the range.
Spurs Metal points on boot heels used to urge a horse on.
Stampede Sudden rush of frightened cattle.
Steer Young male of the cattle herd raised for beef.
Stirrup Loop that holds a rider's foot.
Sugar Beets Root crop grown with irrigation and made into table sweetener.
Trona Mineral mined near Green River and made into soda ash.
Turbine Tall machine whose blades turn wind into electricity.
Windmill Tower with blades that pumps water for livestock.
Wrangler Ranch hand who looks after the horses.

Wyoming Wildlife and Plants 42

Aspen Tree with white bark and leaves that tremble in a breeze.
Badger Low, strong digger with a striped face.
Bald Eagle White-headed bird of prey that fishes lakes and rivers.
Beaver Dam builder whose fur drew the first trappers.
Bighorn Sheep Sure-footed climber whose rams have heavy curled horns.
Black Bear Smaller forest relative of the grizzly.
Columbine Mountain wildflower with long spurs behind its petals.
Coyote Wild dog whose howls carry across the plains.
Dipper Small gray bird that walks under water in mountain streams.
Ferret The black-footed kind, once thought extinct, was found again near Meeteetse.
Fireweed Pink wildflower quick to grow after a forest burn.
Golden Eagle Large dark raptor that hunts rabbits over open country.
Grizzly Big brown bear with a shoulder hump, protected around Yellowstone.
Huckleberry Sweet purple fruit of the high woods, loved by bears.
Jackrabbit Long-eared hare of the open plains.
Juniper Evergreen shrub or small tree with blue berry-like cones.
Lodgepole Slim, straight pine that covers much of Yellowstone.
Lupine Wildflower with tall spikes of blue-purple blooms.
Lynx Wild cat with ear tufts and big, furry paws for walking on snow.
Magpie Black and white bird with a very long tail.
Marmot Large ground squirrel that whistles from mountain rocks.
Moose Largest member of the deer family, often seen among willows.
Mountain Lion Large tan cat also called a cougar or puma.
Mule Deer Big-eared grazer of the sagebrush and foothills.
Mustang Wild horse of the western range.
Osprey Fish hawk that dives feet first into water.
Pika Small round-eared relative of rabbits that lives in high rock piles.
Prairie Dog Burrowing rodent that lives in towns and barks alarms.
Pronghorn Tan and white runner of the plains, built for speed over open ground.
Rattlesnake Venomous snake that warns with its tail.
Raven Large, clever black bird with a deep croak.
River Otter Sleek swimmer that hunts fish in mountain streams.
Sage Grouse Large bird of the sagebrush whose males puff and strut each spring.
Sagebrush Gray-green shrub that scents the plains and feeds pronghorn.
Sandhill Crane Tall gray bird with a red crown and a rattling call.
Spruce Evergreen with sharp needles and hanging cones.
Swift Fox Small, quick hunter of the shortgrass plains.
Trumpeter Swan Big white bird with a horn-like call, seen on park lakes.
Tumbleweed Dry plant that breaks loose and rolls with the wind.
Whitebark Pine High-country tree whose large seeds are gathered by a bird called Clark's nutcracker.
Wolf Pack hunter that was returned to Yellowstone and roams the Lamar Valley.
Wolverine Powerful member of the weasel family that roams high country.

How this list was compiled: Own work. Words and names about the state of Wyoming for grades 2 to 8: eight themed lists (towns and cities; mountains and peaks; Yellowstone and Grand Teton; rivers, basins and plains; state symbols; history and trails; ranch, rodeo and mines; wildlife and plants), Wyoming Favorites, an easy list of every word of 3 to 5 letters and a hard list of every word of 8 letters or more. Entries have 3 to 14 letters, and inside one list no word sits inside another, forwards or backwards. The grid keeps only the letters A to Z, so Hot Spring is hidden as HOTSPRING and Devils Tower as DEVILSTOWER. Clues are our own wording; no clue repeats a word of four letters or more from its own entry. No brand, team, living person or named rodeo is listed. The official symbols, the motto, the nicknames, the highest and lowest points and the date of statehood follow the State of Wyoming's page Wyoming Facts and Symbols (https://www.wyo.gov/about-wyoming/wyoming-facts-and-symbols), read 12 October 2026. Places, people, animals and plants were checked the same day against the English Wikipedia article for each entry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming, license CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates, firsts and records were checked in a second work: Store norske leksikon (https://snl.no/Wyoming and its article on the moose), the National Park Service pages for Yellowstone and Devils Tower (https://www.nps.gov/yell, https://www.nps.gov/deto) and the Architect of the Capitol's page on Esther Hobart Morris. Where no second work gave a date or a record, the clue leaves it out. Unofficial and not affiliated with the State of Wyoming or the National Park Service; an educational puzzle, so check an official source before you rely on a fact. Licence: own work

How it works

This Wyoming word search opens with Casper, Laramie, Grand Teton, Devils Tower, Geyser, Meadowlark and 10 more favorites. Eight lists go further: towns, mountains, Yellowstone and Grand Teton, rivers and plains, state symbols, history, ranch and rodeo words, and wildlife.

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One list for the two national parks

Yellowstone and Grand Teton has Old Faithful, Geyser, Mud Pot, Fumarole, Caldera and Thermophile for an earth science unit, and Lamar Valley, Jenny Lake and Oxbow Bend for the map. Steamboat here is a geyser, the tallest active one in the world.

Why the motto is Equal Rights

Wyoming History and Trails explains the nickname Equality State in three entries: Suffrage, Esther Morris and Nellie Ross. Women could vote here from 1869, and the clue for each woman says what she was first to do.

Easy Wyoming has the 27 words of 3 to 5 letters: Cody, Lusk, Elk, Wolf, Pika, Jade, Rodeo, Bison and Butte among them.
Ten Sleep is a real town. Its name counts the nights a journey from Fort Laramie took.
Sacagawea is spelled as on the golden dollar, the state coin.

Questions and answers

Is the Wyoming word search free to print?

Yes. Every list is free. Print or save as PDF puts the puzzle on one page with a Name and Date line and the answer key on the next, so you can hand out the first and keep the second.

Is Old Faithful in the puzzle?

Yes, in the opening grid with Yellowstone and Geyser. The Yellowstone and Grand Teton list adds Steamboat, Grand Prismatic, Morning Glory, Mammoth and West Thumb, each with a clue that says what it is.

Does it have the Wyoming state symbols?

Wyoming State Symbols has 18 entries from the state's own page: Meadowlark, Paintbrush, Cottonwood, Bison, Cutthroat, Horned Toad, Jade, Knightia, Triceratops, Rodeo, Wheatgrass and Hairstreak, with the motto, two nicknames, the seal, the flag and the coin.

Are there cowboy words for a rodeo day?

Wyoming Ranch, Rodeo and Mines has Cowboy, Cowgirl, Bronco, Lasso, Lariat, Saddle, Spurs, Chaps, Corral, Roundup, Chuckwagon and Bull Riding, and the things the state digs up: Coal, Trona, Bentonite and Oil.

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Wyoming Towns and Cities 30

Wyoming Towns and Cities, continued

Wyoming Mountains and Peaks 27

Yellowstone and Grand Teton 32

Wyoming Rivers, Basins and Plains 21

Wyoming State Symbols 18

Wyoming History and Trails 31

Wyoming Ranch, Rodeo and Mines 32

Wyoming Wildlife and Plants 42

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One list for the two national parks

Why the motto is Equal Rights

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